Verne, Jules

1. A nineteenth-century French author known for his adventure novels, many of which were set in the future. Verne's books include Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon, and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Example Sentences

We have gotten a bit of a bashing on some of the right-wing press, saying, "It's not in Jules Verne. Jules Verne . . . blah, blah."

From Salon

Verne, Jules, i, 164; vi, 146.

From Project Gutenberg

Verne, Jules, French story-teller, born at Nantes, inventor and author of a popular series of semi-scientific novels; b.

From Project Gutenberg